Hi.
I’ve tried purchasing cleaner shrimp multiple times now from LA... every time I try to add them they seem to arrive happy and then struggle during the acclimation. My last order from there I got two skunk cleaners and a blood red. I put the three together in a bucket after floating them for ~20 minutes and then drip acclimated them for around 1.5 hours. When the drip timeframe was over.... two of the shrimp looked less than happy while the other seemed perfectly fine. The one that seemed fine is still alive and kicking, but the other two bit the bullet unfortunately. Does anyone have suggestions for a better acclimation practice? I’ve read so many things from reefcleaners no drip method, to people saying they drip inverts for hours!
I’ve tried purchasing cleaner shrimp multiple times now from LA... every time I try to add them they seem to arrive happy and then struggle during the acclimation. My last order from there I got two skunk cleaners and a blood red. I put the three together in a bucket after floating them for ~20 minutes and then drip acclimated them for around 1.5 hours. When the drip timeframe was over.... two of the shrimp looked less than happy while the other seemed perfectly fine. The one that seemed fine is still alive and kicking, but the other two bit the bullet unfortunately. Does anyone have suggestions for a better acclimation practice? I’ve read so many things from reefcleaners no drip method, to people saying they drip inverts for hours!